Bibliograph

The last slave ship, the true story of how Clotilda was found, her descendants, and an extraordinary reckoning, Ben Raines

Type

Label

The last slave ship, the true story of how Clotilda was found, her descendants, and an extraordinary reckoning, Ben Raines

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-272) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The last slave ship

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1268120277

Responsibility statement

Ben Raines

Sub title

the true story of how Clotilda was found, her descendants, and an extraordinary reckoning

Summary

"The incredible true story of the last ship to carry enslaved people to America, the remarkable town its survivors founded after emancipation, and the complicated legacy their descendants carry with them to this day -- by the journalist who discovered the ship's remains"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The bet -- The voyage of the Clotilda -- The King of the Amazons -- Captured -- Barracoon -- Into the canebreak -- Five years a slave -- An African town -- Africatown--the fall -- Finding Clotilda -- Finding a future in the past -- Reconciliation -- Coda

Target audience

adult

Classification